Seiwa

After stepping out of Shen Xuan's big tent, Meng Twelve Lang's dizzy head was finally cleared up by the night wind.

He raised his arm and sniffed, there was a scent of medicine.

The injury seemed to still have a slightly cool touch from the fingers, and some ears felt inexplicably hot.

Getting younger and thinner?

Looking closer, Shen Xuan's appearance is really good.There is no smell of incense on the body, only a breath like the cold wind from Shuobei, as clear as snow.

For the first time, he clearly saw himself reflected in those black eyes.I should really be thankful that I have worked hard recently and increased my appetite. Although it is still not enough, I have grown some meat. It is no longer a bamboo pole, which will fall when the wind blows and shatter when squeezed.

He couldn't help grinning, but immediately hissed, without taking off his clothes, and didn't even realize that he was injured.Unbuttoning his outer robe, Meng Qinghe was also taken aback, not to mention the scratches on his shoulders and arms, and a mass of blue bruises on his abdomen, which had already turned purple in severe cases.

Shen Xuan personally applied the medicine for him, and Meng Baihu was so shocked that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

After taking the medicine, Shen Xuan took two steps back, while wiping his hands with a cloth towel, looked him up and down, and casually said, "It's a little better, but still looks like a little girl."

Meng Twelve Lang was speechless for a moment.

Thinking of this, Meng Qinghe shook his head, his innate conditions were here, no matter how hard he tried, he might still be like this.Thank goodness for growing some meat.

A group of guards patrolling the battalion came towards them, the leader recognized Meng Qinghe, exchanged passwords with each other, passed each other, and said nothing more.

Today's frightened horse spread quickly among the guards, and even if they didn't see it with their own eyes, they could still imagine the thrill at that time.Experienced frontier soldiers know that no matter how good their martial arts are, they can't hold back Crazy Horse.It was lucky that Meng Qinghe was only slightly injured.

Crazy Horse died in the evening and was buried in a deep pit dug by several guards.

This kind of horse meat is inedible, it's not that it tastes bad, the frontier guards don't care about it at all.Just because it looks like it has eaten some kind of poisonous weed by mistake. This kind of grass only grows in the northern border, and experienced frontier soldiers can recognize it.

If a person eats the meat of Crazy Horse, it will not be fatal, but it will be uncomfortable for several hours.

When Shen Xuan gave Meng Qinghe the medicine, he told him that he could not pursue it with great fanfare now, and would definitely give him an explanation in the future.

If Meng Qinghe was only suspicious before, now he is sure that he was indeed plotted against in distress.

"Can't we track it down now?"

Meng Qinghe returned to the tent, put down the curtain, changed into a military officer's uniform, sat down cross-legged, and thought quietly.

The fire was blocked outside, and the tent was dark, but the black eyes became clearer.

As the night deepened, Zhou Baihu and Gao Zongqi, who had returned from patrolling the camp, lifted the curtain and were a little surprised to see that Meng Qinghe hadn't slept yet.

"Meng Baihu hasn't rested yet?" Smelling the faint smell of medicine in the tent, Zhou Rong asked again, "Are you injured?"

"It's nothing serious." Meng Qinghe smiled, he was just thinking about something, he was absorbed in thinking, and forgot the time.

"Let's rest early, we will be leaving tomorrow at a quarter o'clock."

Both Zhou Baihu and Gao Zongqi lay down together, and after a while, snoring sounded in the tent.

Meng Qinghe was used to getting along with the soldiers, and when he was guarding the watchtower, in the middle of the night, the snoring in the bunker was like thunder, one after another, non-stop all night.

It took less than half a month from being unable to fall asleep at all to becoming sleepy when I heard snoring.

While yawning, Meng Qinghe sighed that the adaptability of human beings is really strong.When lying down, a thought inadvertently flashed in his mind, what does Shen Xuan look like when he is asleep?

Maybe it's time to find a chance to see... Of course, it must be under the premise of ensuring the safety of life.

Amid the coolness of the herbs and the snoring in his ears, Meng Twelve Lang fell asleep.In the dream, he saw the prairie wolf holding his neck and not letting go. Unlike before, this time, the prairie wolf did not bite him, but pressed him under his paws and licked him a few times.

It's like I haven't figured out where to start my mouth, so I just taste the taste first...

The next day, before dawn, the team broke camp and set off.

The tents of the prince and the king of the county were tidied up, the horses pulling the cart were snorting in the morning light, the new grass blades were covered with dew, which wet the shoe uppers, and a faint white mist could be seen in the breath, negligently dissipated .

Shen Xuan is dressed in a blue military uniform, with a tall and straight figure, and is planning today's itinerary with Ni Qianhu.

Although Ni Qianhu's figure and appearance are not bad, but when the two stand together, Shen Qianhu will always be the first thing others see.

The team brought a replacement horse, Meng Qinghe asked Zhou Baihu for help, and picked out a docile mare.When he was putting on the saddle, Wang An, the eunuch who was waiting for the son, trotted over, "Meng Baihu, the son is here to invite you."

"Sir?"

Meng Qinghe followed Wang An to the son's seat, the front door of the car was wide open, two eunuchs helped Zhu Gaochi get into the car, and another eunuch supported his back, carefully, lest Zhu Gaochi step on the air.

Finally got into the car safely, Zhu Gaochi sat down, took a deep breath, saw Meng Qinghe who was brought by Wang An, a smile appeared on his honest face.

"Humble to see the world."

Regardless of the cold on the ground, Meng Qing and Natou bowed.

He thought very clearly last night that the shocking incident can't be investigated now, the biggest possibility is that the person who did it has a special identity.

He has suspicions, but no evidence.The only thing that is certain is that Zhu Gaochi should have nothing to do with this matter.

"Meng Baihu doesn't need to be polite, Wang An, quickly help Meng Baihu up." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "I have learned how to play chess with Meng Baihu yesterday, and today I want to play a few more games with Meng Baihu. how about?"

"Humble and obedient!"

Meng Qinghe stood up, he understood Zhu Gaochi's intentions, and couldn't help feeling grateful.

The culprit was not found out, and Meng Qinghe was still in danger. It was said to be playing chess, but it actually provided a layer of protection for Meng Qinghe.

In the team, Shizi's side was the most heavily guarded. Meng Qinghe followed Zhu Gaochi, and it would not be so easy to attack him again.

Not far away, Shen Xuan jumped on his horse, like a vigorous leopard.

Ni Qianhu rode over and asked, "Did Shen Qianhu beg to see your son last night?"

In the morning light, Shen Xuan's face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like cold stars, and there was a murderous look hidden in the depths of his pupils, "How did Ni Qianhu know?"

When Shen Xuan begged to see the crown prince, he went alone without alarming anyone.Ni Qianhu was supposed to be patrolling the camp and could tell Shen Xuan's whereabouts, but there was only one explanation, he had been watching Shen Xuan's every move.

"Responsibility." Ni Qianhu is not easy to deal with, and he can ask clearly, so he has already prepared his speech, "There are guards outside the tents of the son and the king of the county, guarding them all night. Shen Qianhu asks to see the son at night, forgive me Naturally, I found out." After a pause, Ni Qianhu's expression became extremely solemn, "Yesterday, Shen Qianhu's men frightened the horse and almost disturbed the prince. Forgive me for sending someone back to Beiping to report to the prince. I believe Shen Qianhu can have an explanation. .”

The implication is, don't think that everything will be fine if you have done the work of the son, the prince will find out who's fault is his fault, and he will not carry it with Shen Xuan.

Ni Qianhu's words were quite harsh, as if he deliberately wanted to anger Shen Xuan.

Don't want Shen Xuan to be different from his general knowledge, clasped his fists, said a few perfunctory words, turned his horse's head around, and didn't intend to tangle with him any more.

Looking at Shen Xuan's back, Ni Qianhu's expression changed a few times, and in the end he could only flick his horsewhip resentfully, and set off with the team.

Along the way, Meng Qinghe stayed in Zhu Gaochi's car. Zhu Gaochi couldn't sit for long, and could only lie on his side when he was tired.It's not interesting to play a lot of chess. After all, chess is different from Go, and it doesn't take long to kill a game.

When he was free, Zhu Gaochi wanted to eat, and Meng Qinghe's eyes twitched as he saw plate after plate of snacks.

It is said that Prince Yan likes to read books and doesn't like sports. He often sits in the study for a whole day, and eating this way makes it difficult not to get fat.

This is the so-called black under the lights?Emperor Hongwu only stared at the court officials, but forgot to teach his big fat grandson that he was good at reading, but he couldn’t stay in the house all the time. He should go out for a few steps if he had nothing to do. Life lies in exercise.

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi picked up another piece of snack, Meng Qinghe rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, I have heard many interesting stories in the countryside, why don't you tell my lord to relieve my boredom?"

"Oh?"

Zhu Gaochi became interested, so he stopped eating snacks and wiped his hands, "Let's listen to the story."

"If you're humble, you're showing your ugliness."

Meng Qinghe cleared his throat, "When Humble was young, I once met an old man in the countryside. He had white hair and silver eyebrows, and his clothes didn't look like mine, but his words and deeds were exceptionally refined. Humble and curious, he went up to ask, and the old man said that his ancestor Song When I died, I threw myself into the sea to die for my country. I was bound to die. I didn’t want to be rescued by two big fish. Then I met a merchant ship. The owner of the ship was also from Song Dynasty. After returning from overseas business, I didn’t know that Song Dynasty had already perished..."

Zhu Gaochi was used to listening to the classics taught by Wang Fu, and it was the first time he heard such a "folk story". It was just the beginning, and he was fascinated by it. He even forgot to eat snacks. The eunuch in the car was also fascinated by it.

"...the ancestors of the old man went to the overseas land with the boat, and there were black people on it, his whole body was like ink, his body was strong, and he walked like flying..."

Meng Qinghe was so excited that he simply popularized geography knowledge to Zhu Gaochi.Historically, Ming Renzong only served as emperor for one year, but when Emperor Yongle went out to fight, he handled all the government affairs.If it can make him interested in overseas lands, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West will not end, and the fleet of the Ming Dynasty will change the whole world.

What Spanish Armada, what British aristocratic pirates, all feed the fish!

After talking for more than an hour, the tea was poured into a pot, and the listener and storyteller were still unsatisfied.

During the break, Meng Qinghe dared to suggest, why not invite Gaoyang County King and Zhu Gaosui to listen to the story together?

Zhu Gaochi nodded with a smile, and poured a cup of tea for Meng Qinghe himself, "Meng Baihu is so troublesome, I will thank you with tea alone."

Meng Qinghe hurriedly took the teacup, not daring to say anything.You can guess that there is a certain gap between Zhu Gaochi's understanding and his original intention. He didn't bother to explain, and it might be better if he misunderstood.As long as the goal can be achieved, everything else is just a cloud.

"Listen to the story?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other in blank dismay, how much is the prince eating?

"Second brother, do you want to go?"

Zhu Gaosui was indeed bored, but he didn't decide on his own, and asked Zhu Gaoxu what he meant first.

Ever since Meng Qing and Jing Ma yesterday, Zhu Gaoxu's face has been very ugly.He himself knew that he didn't order the move, but no matter who looked at it, he was the most suspicious.

Regardless of whether Meng Qinghe is alive or dead, he has successfully provoked the relationship between him and the son, and it also shows that he is at odds with the son.

Before departure, his father's warning words were still in his ears, no matter how idiot Zhu Gaoxu was, he would not make such an obvious mistake.

Who did it?

Zhu Gaoxu once suspected that it was the prince who did it. Isn't literati best at framing?Then he shook his head again, Shi Zi did have scheming plans, but he probably wouldn't do such a trick, and he didn't even bother to do it.

So, is there a problem with the guards?

Ni Qianhu only knew that Shen Xuan met the prince, but did not know that Shen Xuan also met the King of Gaoyang County.

One light and one dark, set up a game.

Once a nail is buried in the guard, it will directly threaten the safety of the three brothers, and they must find a way to catch them all.Both Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu believed that it is the best policy to stay still for the time being, and the best time to do it is after entering Beijing.

Maybe you can catch a few big fish.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu knew in their hearts that it didn't matter if their faces were red in the usual fights. Facing external enemies, they had to stand on the same side and unite together.

Otherwise, Dad's whip would not be so pleasant.

"Second brother, shall we go?"

Zhu Gaosui asked again, Zhu Gaoxu threw away the military book in his hand, go, why not go?It is one thing for him to run on the prince, but it is another thing for others to provoke him.Do you really think that Zhu Gaoxu is a martial artist who can only fight but has no brains?

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui got off the frame of the king of the county, and got on the carriage of the crown prince. After a while, the laughter of brothers Zhu Gaochi came from the pavilion, and all the guards looked at each other.

Shizi and Gaoyang County King, where is this singing?

Shen Xuan flicked his horsewhip and ordered the team to set off.Riding on the horse, Ni Qianhu looked back at Shi Ziren, with a gloomy look on his face.

Regardless of what everyone thinks outside the car, there is a rare harmony inside the car.

Zhu Gaosui sat cross-legged on the brocade mattress, holding a plate of dim sum in his hand, Zhu Gaochi stopped eating, he was a bit hungry.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu had a better image, but they couldn't help asking questions again and again.

Black people are not strange. There were Kunlun slaves in Tang Dynasty, but red people are really rare.There are also grains named "potatoes", "sweet potatoes" and "corns", which surprised several people.

"Is it all true?" Zhu Gaochi asked first, "If this kind of food really exists, I will have no worries about the food of Ming Dynasty."

"Returning to the son, I have heard that I am humble, but the old man spoke convincingly, and even took out a picture book with real objects."

"Is that true?" Zhu Gaoxu also sat up straight, "Where is that old man now, maybe he can be found?"

"Back to the king of the county, I met an old man when I was young. After talking about this with the humble, the old man only said that he would travel thousands of miles and return to his homeland. I have never seen him again. I asked Humble’s family members, and they said that I had never seen him, Humble thought it was a dream.”

Meng Qinghe spoke truthfully, thinking of the identity of the old man's ancestor, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help sighing, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui seemed to have been touched as well.Zhu Gaosui also clamored that after returning to Beiping, if he wanted to tell his father, queen, mother and concubine about this, he would erect a monument for the old man's ancestors.

Seeing how fooling the three brothers to such an extent, Meng Qinghe bowed his head silently, admiring his storytelling skills.

Well, to be proud of!

With the story of Meng Baihu, before arriving in Beijing, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui never returned to the county king's frame.The news was sent to Peiping, and Princess Yan recited Amitabha.King Yan stroked the short mustache on his chin, sure enough his son would be beaten if he didn't obey him!When it comes to whipping, they are all honest.

Monk Daoyan looked at the tiger crouching cannon that was finally successfully trial-produced in the underground—the arsenal, twirling the Buddhist beads and smiling meaningfully.

In the first year of Jianwen, on the second day of May, King Yan's son and his party finally arrived in Nanjing.

The one who came out to welcome was still Honglu Temple Minister, with the experience of receiving the King of Yan last time, from Honglu to Shaoqing, they were all lucky in the dantian, and they were fully prepared.

I don't think so, the prince of King Yan who came to Beijing this time was beyond everyone's expectations, with a gentle manner and honest face, even Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were influenced by him, and they didn't deliberately seek trouble.

When Xu Zengshou learned that his nephew was coming to Beijing, he put aside his official duties and went to greet him in person in front of the city gate. Xu Huizu heard that he ran away from the Yamen without asking for leave, and was so angry that he almost resorted to family law.

According to the prior arrangement, Zhu Gaochi stayed at Yanwang Mansion in the capital, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were brought back to Wei Guogong's mansion directly by Xu Zengshou.The people from Honglu Temple who were ordered to welcome them knew that it was against the rules, but thinking about Wei Guogong's mansion, they could only swallow their words of dissuasion.

They have experienced the temper of Gaoyang County King, Xu Dudu is not easy to get along with, as long as the prince enters Yan Wang's mansion, the rest should be turned a blind eye, so as not to get burned and get into trouble.

Shen Xuan and Ni Liang followed Zhu Gaochi to the Yan Palace, and Meng Qinghe, together with fifty guards, went to the Duke Wei's Mansion with the Zhu Gaoxu brothers. This was the arrangement of the crown prince.

Meng Qinghe has been famous for a long time for Xu Da, the Duke of Wei of the first generation, but he is very unfamiliar with Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei of the second generation, and Xu Zengshou, the left governor, let alone the officials of Honglu Temple who greeted him.

However, this does not prevent Meng Twelve Lang from further refreshing his understanding of the Ming Dynasty.

Honglu Siqing, a handsome old man.

Honglu Temple is left and right Shaoqing, two middle-aged handsome men.

Xu Zengshou, needless to say, is an absolute muscular man.

It can be inferred from this that Xu Huizu's external conditions are also quite strong.

It was not his illusion to look up at the sky. To be an official in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to IQ and force, you also need to look at your face.